(AUDACY) Cubs outfielder Joc Pederson’s first home run with his new team came Wednesday, and it was a big one in the moment. The solo shot tied the game at 1-1 in the eighth inning on a day the Cubs managed just three hits in an eventual 4-2 loss to the Brewers. Pederson’s blast off Brewers reliever Devin Williams — the National League Rookie of the Year last year — was also his first hit of the season, ending an 0-for-15 dry spell for the Cubs newcomer.
Returning to the dugout after his 417-foot blast to right field, Pederson was greeted by a mob of enthusiastic teammates, who, for some reason, bestowed on him a waffle iron. Twitter users quickly identified it as a Chefman Anti-Overflow model, priced at a modest $29.99 on Amazon (before shipping, of course). Since debuting with the Dodgers in 2014, Pederson has connected on 131 homers in the big leagues, but, to our knowledge, this was his first involving any sort of kitchen or breakfast appliance. Pederson seemed thrilled by the gesture, though we do wonder if this was a re-gifting situation similar to Will Ferrell’s toaster fiasco in Old School.
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